Poultry feeder



Dec. 15, 1931. A. NORTON 1,836,274

POULTRY FEEDER Filed Nov. 3. 1928 INVENTOR. AARON HZTOH BY M ATTORNEY,"

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i a An Object ofithe invention is to provide :a V feeder of the character desenibedwhieh-may he stored and shipped in knockdown forrn, and may be quiokly and easily assenibled or I 'P BSOIIS without theuse of speeiztl-teolsQ j Another object of the invention iste' previde a feeder which is so eonstructed "that while the'p0ul t13y=may "at all times have, in ease land "comfort, the; necessary access to the feed thereinior the' plirposew'f ieeding, they will be prevented from making :01 otherwise wastefullyremouin' the feed -therefi om.

Asti'll further Ob ectef the invention is to provide :an eflieient eeder;;which is of-extremely light and simpl-e=construetien, yet is durable and may be qiuanuiaetured at amery loweost, g I

The invention possesses (other objeets and the foregoingywill beset forthiin the fiolldwing description of the preferred iiorm -of the "invention whieh 'is i'llustrated in the dnawings accompanying and" forming partefthe'specivariations in the showing-made Jay the said drawings and description may "be adopted with in the scopeef thein'xentiori as-set ,terth 'inthe elaims. I I

Refierfiing to eaid drawings V Figure CL isa-perspeetivedfiiew ofthefeeder of my inventi on, shown in assembled form.

Figure 2 is a horizontal =seetion the feeder as: shown fin Figurel.

'Figure ga vertical-sectional wiewmlf the feeder, the plane of the section being indicated by the line 3 3 of Friguneifl. 1

As *illus'tratedLj-in the drawings, 'the feede of my invention -is made up of-a plu-ralityof separable seetions, and-comprises a ilfeed aeservo'ir 4 pr'e'ferably 02E I eetang-ular rcross sec-- tion "and composed of :opposed side -1walls i6 and-7 andqpposed side wdllsfi andl); The wallls fi and 'Z are arrangedtdbe-seeured to the 'wallls 8 and 9 by means :of 10k+seam 'jOi tS 12, the coqpemiting :parts 213 and "14 :of which are formed an dshe' eentiguous' edges of the adjoining wvalls, "The assembly 055 -the' walls may be effected by inserting' the seam pat'ts 13 :ef the mails- 8 and itally aligned as indi 951 view 10f -9 into it'he seam :10 arts :14 of the walls sfieand: (Z -While the" walls are in end toend:rehitiein and then sliding .eaeh Wall iwit'h :respeotkto the (contiguous Wall untilthey become horizoncated in Figures'l .and i3 .3 of :thedrawings. VWith :the walls thus aligned, :they are secured in :position aby-suib :able means, such as the stoye'bdlts 16 which extendlthroughithe seam:parts 1E3.-1J1d 14 It will now be clear that the :reservoir walls l proyided "with the lock seamijoints as above described, not only will :the ready assembly and attachment :Of the walls be permitted, but there -Wl1l {be :no danger of :the feed particles sifting, thru the joints. Preter'abl-y :the :up- '3 PGI'GElg-GS lfinfrtherreservoi-r Walls are setrated to preventlroosting sthereon, and as dearly shown inF-igure'ha wirerfguard 'l8zis disposed across :thetop of the reservoir 2 20"features of advantage, some 0f which, with Dhei-esenvoir is arranged Eto ;be supported 0112a feeder receptacle '19 ihavingwopposedv side "walls -21- and-22, and :opposed". side Walls :23

and '24, the former ibeing positionedlagainst the Walls -6 land 7 and :detaehabl-yesecured y bdlts 26, while the :latter are pQsiv tionedr in parallel spaced relationto theawal-ls 1 connected to ithe wallsi2l and :221'by, bolts eeptacle :and is positioned :inside "the a'ecep-w taele and =seem'ed'ito the malls :thereozf :by uneans' of'stove b01ts29r As will be clear byzreferences {t0 '1 =;and*2, onropposite sidesiofzthe shassecoif the reservoir, that is, between i'the :8 @and 28 and between th'e Walls 9 and 24 veneerespective'ly :defin-ed. ilateral extensions :81 and 1320f the-receptacle. lnztheiuse-ofethe devilffifie,

the feed d rem ithe :resenv-oir ,gramitates :to :the

portioniof the floor of the receptacle directf-ly :under the 1 rsenvoir 1 and rte some extent depending :0n'1the .iconsisteney 0f ;the feed-into the extensions ,31 and 7532 =ofzthe :reneptacle. The walls '23 i-and1 24 are .of such height .as

to pteventthe-poultry from reachingthereover, access to l the: feed within athe reeeptacle being ail'o nded Lthe oultry, preferably!- ;elusi-vely, ithru iapenmgs $38 and 3'4 defined.

aboveithe walls 21 fund 22- and between the :flangededges If ithe walls :8 and :23 land the 2,100

maintained in the receptacle, it is necessary to regulate the openings or clearance 30 at the bottom of the reservoir. Since in the present embodiment of the invention said openings or clearance is defined between the receptacle floor andthe lower edge of the reservoir walls 8 and 9, this regulation is preferably provided for by adaptingthe reservoir for adjustable attachment to the receptacle, and accordingly the former is preferably provided with a plurality of vertically aligned openings 26 in any one of which the bolts 26 may be disposed to secure the members together in adjusted position.

In order that the feeder may be adaptable to use when desired by poultry of different sizes and variety without losing. any of the efficiency of the feeder, means are provided for regulating the feeder openings 33 and 34. Preferably the-regulation is effected in respectto the base of the openings, and accordingly the openings are defined at the base by the upper edges of gates or slides 35 and 36 which are mounted for vertical adjustment. The gates are conveniently secured in adjusted position by means of the bolts 26 which secure the reservoir to the receptacle, and as here shown vertically spaced apertures 39 are formed adjacent one edge of the gates for engagement by said bolts, while vertical slots lO are formed in the outer edge of the gates for engagement by bolts 27 which serve to releasably clamp the side walls of the receptacle as well as to assist the bolts 26 in securing the gates in position.

From the foregoing it will nowbe understood that although access to the feed is con fined to the feeder openings 33 and 34 so that it cannot be raked out and wasted, the poultry may reach the feed at any point in the receptacle including the area directly under the reservoir and can alternately, as is necessary or at least very desirable for poultry, pick up the feed and raise their heads, either for swallowing or for. looking about without backing away from the feeder. Giving the poultry access to all parts of the receptacle, allows the poultry to reach feed that drops down through the reservoir and yet is too solid to flow or gravitate to the extensions 31 and 32 of the receptacle.

It will also now be apparent that the design of the feeder is such as to provide maximum efficiency as well as simplicity of construction, and since the feeder is arranged to be constructed practically entirely of sheet metal, it will'possess advantages of light-construction without sacrificing the qualities of strength and durability. It will also be apparent that the feeder may be quickly taken apart, and that by reason of the fact that all the sections are practically flat, the feeder in knockdown form will occupy a minimum space for storage or shipment.

I claim: 7

1. A feeder of the character described, comprising a reservoir arranged to discharge the feed'from the bottom thereof, a receptacle fixed to and positioned under said reservoir whereby it may receive the feed therefrom and provided with an extension pro truding'laterally of the reservoir, an obstruction adjacent the outer end of said extension preventing access thereover by the poultry to feed in-the receptacle and being so spaced from the reservoir as to permit only the head portion of the poultry to. have 210- cess to the feed overa side of the extension through the space between said obstruction and the reservoir. 1

2. A feeder of the character described,

comprising a reservoirhaving a bottom feed discharge, a receptacle at the bottom of said reservoir adjustably secured thereto, and receptacle portions extending laterally of said reservoir and open on its upper side whereby the poultry may have access to the feed at the bottom of the reservoir, and obstructions adjacent the outer ends of said portions preventing access thereove-r by the poultry to said feed and permitting access to the feed over, sides of the extensions through the spaces between opposed sides of said reservoir and said obstructions. I

3. Apoultry, feeder of the character described, comprising a reservoir, a receptacle arranged to receive the feed therefrom and having receptacle portions extending laterally of and communicating with the reservoir, and obstructions on said extended portions preventing access thereover by the poultry to feed in said receptaclewhile permitting access by the poultry over the sides of said portions, there being unobstructed vertical spaces between the obstructions and sides of the reservoir opposed,thereto,the discharge of feed from the reservoir bein confined to passage from the sides thereo' opposed to said obstructions.

4. A knock-down poultry feeder comprising. a reservoir portion having opposed sets of walls and a receptacle portion arranged to reonly the sides of the extensions and preventing feeding at and over the outer ends of the extensions.

5. A feeder of the character described comprising a receptacle, and a reservoir adjustably secured to said receptacle and extending thereto, opposing walls of the reservoir and receptacle being spaced to define receptacle extensions communicating with the interior of the reservoir, certain of the walls of v the extensions preventing the poultry from reaching thereover into the receptacle and otherwalls thereof permitting the poultry to have access thereover to the feed in the receptacle and flanges on certain of the walls of said extensions acting to prevent scattering of feed to resist the withdrawal of the necks of the poultry. V

6. A feeder'of the character describedcomprising a receptacle having opposing set-sot side walls, the walls of one set being higher than the walls of the other, a reservoir extending into, and adjustably secured to, said receptacle and having corresponding sets of side walls, one set of the reservoir side walls being disposed against the lower side walls of the receptacle and the other set being spaced from the other set of the receptacle walls whereby receptacle extensions will be defined between the latter sets'with openings at and above said lower side walls, and gates to vary the height of the lower edge of said openings.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Auburn, California, this 23rd day of October, 1928. V

' AARON NORTON; 

